GOP divisions start to pile up: From the Politics Desk

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⬅️ Heading out: David Richardson, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned after roughly six months at the helm. Read more →

🇻🇪 Rising tensions: Trump said he may hold talks with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, even as the U.S. intensified its military pressure with the latest strike on an alleged drug boat and the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Read more →

⚖️ In the courts: A federal judge in Virginia ordered prosecutors to turn over grand jury materials in the criminal case against James Comey after finding that the government’s handling of the case raises “genuine issues of misconduct” that could result in the dismissal of the charges against the former FBI director. Read more →

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